Comparative study of lubricating properties of tear substitutes Systane® Ultra and Visine® Clear Tears

Purpose: To compare tear substitutive properties of Systane® Ultra and Visine® Clear Tears in dry eye therapy.Methods: 20 patients with dry eye due to chronic blepharoconjunctivitis and 20 patients with neurotrophic dry eye following corneal refractive surgery were examined. Treatment schedule was t...

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Main Authors: Yu. A. Pavlova, E. L. Kravtsova, E. E. Somov
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Language:Russian
Published: Ophthalmology Publishing Group 2014-07-01
Series:Oftalʹmologiâ
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Online Access:https://www.ophthalmojournal.com/opht/article/view/58
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E. L. Kravtsova
E. E. Somov
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description Purpose: To compare tear substitutive properties of Systane® Ultra and Visine® Clear Tears in dry eye therapy.Methods: 20 patients with dry eye due to chronic blepharoconjunctivitis and 20 patients with neurotrophic dry eye following corneal refractive surgery were examined. Treatment schedule was the following: in the first 7 days, Systane® Ultra was instilled in the right eye and Visine® Clear Tears was instilled in the left eye, while from day 8 to day 30, only one medicine selected by the patient was applied. Their efficacy was measured by tear film stability and patients’ subjective sensations.Results: Norn test results improved to day 7 in patients with dry eye following corneal refractive surgery and to day 30 in patients with dry eye due to blepharoconjunctivitis regardless of eye drops used. As to patients’ comfort, Systane® Ultra is preferable to Visine® Clear Tears.Conclusion: Systane® Ultra is therapeutically similar to but preferable to Visine® Clear Tears due to good tolerability.
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spelling doaj-art-237eff6d06544ddb8b8ad1e0008d6fc92025-08-20T03:22:12ZrusOphthalmology Publishing GroupOftalʹmologiâ1816-50952500-08452014-07-01101636610.18008/1816-5095-2013-1-63-6658Comparative study of lubricating properties of tear substitutes Systane® Ultra and Visine® Clear TearsYu. A. Pavlova0E. L. Kravtsova1E. E. Somov2Санкт-Петербургский филиал ФГБУ «МНТК «Микрохирургия глаза» им. акад. С. Н. Федорова» Министерства здравоохранения РоссииСанкт-Петербургский филиал ФГБУ «МНТК «Микрохирургия глаза» им. акад. С. Н. Федорова» Министерства здравоохранения РоссииСанкт-Петербургский филиал ФГБУ «МНТК «Микрохирургия глаза» им. акад. С. Н. Федорова» Министерства здравоохранения РоссииPurpose: To compare tear substitutive properties of Systane® Ultra and Visine® Clear Tears in dry eye therapy.Methods: 20 patients with dry eye due to chronic blepharoconjunctivitis and 20 patients with neurotrophic dry eye following corneal refractive surgery were examined. Treatment schedule was the following: in the first 7 days, Systane® Ultra was instilled in the right eye and Visine® Clear Tears was instilled in the left eye, while from day 8 to day 30, only one medicine selected by the patient was applied. Their efficacy was measured by tear film stability and patients’ subjective sensations.Results: Norn test results improved to day 7 in patients with dry eye following corneal refractive surgery and to day 30 in patients with dry eye due to blepharoconjunctivitis regardless of eye drops used. As to patients’ comfort, Systane® Ultra is preferable to Visine® Clear Tears.Conclusion: Systane® Ultra is therapeutically similar to but preferable to Visine® Clear Tears due to good tolerability.https://www.ophthalmojournal.com/opht/article/view/58dry eye syndrometear substitution therapysystane® ultra, visine® clear tears
spellingShingle Yu. A. Pavlova
E. L. Kravtsova
E. E. Somov
Comparative study of lubricating properties of tear substitutes Systane® Ultra and Visine® Clear Tears
Oftalʹmologiâ
dry eye syndrome
tear substitution therapy
systane® ultra, visine® clear tears
title Comparative study of lubricating properties of tear substitutes Systane® Ultra and Visine® Clear Tears
title_full Comparative study of lubricating properties of tear substitutes Systane® Ultra and Visine® Clear Tears
title_fullStr Comparative study of lubricating properties of tear substitutes Systane® Ultra and Visine® Clear Tears
title_full_unstemmed Comparative study of lubricating properties of tear substitutes Systane® Ultra and Visine® Clear Tears
title_short Comparative study of lubricating properties of tear substitutes Systane® Ultra and Visine® Clear Tears
title_sort comparative study of lubricating properties of tear substitutes systane r ultra and visine r clear tears
topic dry eye syndrome
tear substitution therapy
systane® ultra, visine® clear tears
url https://www.ophthalmojournal.com/opht/article/view/58
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